There are positive restaurant reviews, there are negative restaurant reviews, and then there are reviews like the one Steve Cuozzo of the New York Post wrote yesterday about Joanne (70 W. 68th), the highly-anticipated restaurant venture from Lady Gaga’s dad (aka Joe Germanotta) and celebrity chef Art Smith that opened on Wednesday (previous coverage here, [...]

UPDATE 3/14: Looks like the full name is Maria Bonita Mexican Restaurant & Steakhouse UPDATE 4/4: Maria Bonita getting closer to opening UPDATE 4/17: Maria Bonita is open UPDATE 5/5/13: Looks like Maria Bonita has shuttered Catching up on some opening/closing news that’s been building up during my brief hiatus… Mentioned a few weeks ago [...]

February 1st. That’s the date Joanne (70 West 68th, near Columbus), the restaurant venture from Lady Gaga’s dad (aka Joe Germanotta) and celebrity chef Art Smith, will finally open its doors. Originally scheduled to open by Thanksgiving, then pushed back to sometime around New Years, the much-talked about restaurant is now officially taking reservations for [...]

It looks like Joanne, the restaurant venture from Lady Gaga’s dad (aka Joe Germanotta) and celebrity chef Art Smith is getting ready to open. First mentioned back in October, they were shooting to be open by Thanksgiving. That got pushed back to Christmas, and now word is they’ll open sometime around January 1st.

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If you’re a long-time reader, you may recall that Lady Gaga made an ill-fated investment in Upper West Side restaurant Vince & Eddie’s last year. News of her stake in the eatery broke in November and the restaurant was closed by March — after managing to survive for 20+ years pre-Gaga. It now looks like [...]